Thaler
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Encino, CA
1 edit | Just Get Me to my Damn Destination on Time, Thanks
Bah, with all the current inconveniences with flying, they clearly don't have their s*** all together in their own business, let alone providing "luxuries". Overcharge me to be crammed into a damn tiny seat for 8 hours, living off 4 oz. drinks and pretzels WHILE running several hours late...cell phone use is the least of my concerns. 
Hey aviation industry, could you JUST get me from point A to point B reliably on time? Some breathing room and a "meal" not consisting of condiment packages would be a nice extra...but I won't worry ya'll much about that.  |
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keyboard5684
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| Re: Just Get Me to my Damn Destination on Time, Th
I agree but do not think this is really an AirLine decision, it is an FCC choice. If the ban is lifted then the debate would certainly come up within the airlines.
I personally like people to shut up on the plane. Not really in the mood to "chit chat" after rushing to the airport, to slow down, then wait let alone have to sit and listen to some teenage girl babble on and on to her girlfriend about how Joey left her best friends number on his phone.
I think they should take out those stupid phones in the seats, keep cell phone usage off, and maybe add more TVs with headphones or something. I like the meal idea too!
I also, since I am going on and on, really get annoyed at how once you land the cell phones just all come on. Everybody turns em on and starts chatting away. (They could just wait until the terminal). There is more annoying chit-chat at that moment about "how horrible the flight was" or if Spot has gotten over his explosive diarrhea. This is a prime example of how much worse your flight could get.
WI-FI would be nice. Just let me surf the web, quietly. You cannot really here my keyboard over the aircraft noise anyways. |
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joako
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| said by keyboard5684  :I agree but do not think this is really an AirLine decision, it is an FCC choice. If the ban is lifted then the debate would certainly come up within the airlines. I personally like people to shut up on the plane. Not really in the mood to "chit chat" after rushing to the airport, to slow down, then wait let alone have to sit and listen to some teenage girl babble on and on to her girlfriend about how Joey left her best friends number on his phone. I think they should take out those stupid phones in the seats, keep cell phone usage off, and maybe add more TVs with headphones or something. I like the meal idea too! I also, since I am going on and on, really get annoyed at how once you land the cell phones just all come on. Everybody turns em on and starts chatting away. (They could just wait until the terminal). There is more annoying chit-chat at that moment about "how horrible the flight was" or if Spot has gotten over his explosive diarrhea. This is a prime example of how much worse your flight could get. WI-FI would be nice. Just let me surf the web, quietly. You cannot really here my keyboard over the aircraft noise anyways. So you don't use the phone at all after the plane lands? "Hey the plane just landed, could you please pick me up" really speeds up things...
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keyboard5684
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| Well, no. Usually I can get off the aircraft, which takes maybe 10 minutes, then do it. In most cases though I end up driving myself after I get off the plane.
My point was more to express how it could be, with half those people using there phones in flight it could be a nightmare. |
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footballdude
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Imperial, MO
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Re: Just Get Me to my Damn Destination on Time, Thanks
said by Thaler :Hey aviation industry, could you JUST get me from point A to point B reliably on time? Try flying Southwest. They consistenly outperform the other airlines I've flown in comfort and being on time. You just have to show up at the gate early to get a good seat number. They also have the benefit of being dirt cheap.
I can't tell you how many times I've flown the TWA cattle car from St Louis to San Francisco. Four hours with my knees in my chest and someone's elbows in my ribs. With Southwest I have to stop off in Phoenix so it takes longer but the seats are much nicer and the crew is much friendlier. |
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Thaler
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Encino, CA
| I might just do that...usually when I fly, they treat everyone like the next potential Osama. 
I'm sorry, but just because I fly coach and ask for my condiment-sized bag of pretzels...DOES NOT mean I have intentions of taking over the flight! I just MIGHT be hungry, ya know? |
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footballdude
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Imperial, MO
| said by Thaler :I just MIGHT be hungry, ya know? Definitely do not fly TWA(American) if you're hungry. Every flight I've been on longer than two hours they serve sandwiches and chips, which admittedly doesn't sound all that bad. They freeze the sandwiches, however, and let them thaw right before serving so the buns are always soggy. Yuck. They also serve chips that look like factory leftovers. Honestly, the last flight I was on they served vinegar flavored chips. I didn't even know there was such a thing as vinegar flavored chips. I taken to refusing the food altogether. I usually stop at Walgreens on the way to the airport and buy one of those individual sized cans of Pringles and just put it in my pocket for the flight. Since it's made of paper fiber, it doesn't set off the metal detector. |
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Thaler
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Encino, CA
| said by footballdude : said by Thaler :I just MIGHT be hungry, ya know? Definitely do not fly TWA(American) if you're hungry. Every flight I've been on longer than two hours they serve sandwiches and chips, which admittedly doesn't sound all that bad. They freeze the sandwiches, however, and let them thaw right before serving so the buns are always soggy. Yuck. They also serve chips that look like factory leftovers. Honestly, the last flight I was on they served vinegar flavored chips. I didn't even know there was such a thing as vinegar flavored chips. I taken to refusing the food altogether. I usually stop at Walgreens on the way to the airport and buy one of those individual sized cans of Pringles and just put it in my pocket for the flight. Since it's made of paper fiber, it doesn't set off the metal detector. Well, it doesn't have so much to do with me being hungry persay...but how asking for the most minor of services isolates me out as a "security risk".
For example, I was sitting in the first coach row on an airline, and had a biological need cry out mid-flight. So, I move towards the front lavatory, only to be shoved back by a stewardess saying I couldn't approach the cockpit. Upon telling her I needed to use the restroom, she pointed me towards the WAAAAY back of the plane - a path which would require vaulting a stewardess, a small family, and a drink cart. I kindly pointed to the bathroom a few feet away, but she gave a firm "HELL NO" response. Upon asking why, she said "It's a security risk. You might be rushing the cockpit."
Yeah, um...whatever. No offense hun, but nobody with that full a bladder is going to rush ANYTHING, let alone a locked cockpit door. |
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